True crime stories & great mysteries
Mystery & True Crime Stories is a website about the most puzzling mysteries of the past, as well as controversial theories. Here you'll find the most puzzling crime mysteries, the greatest mysteries of history, some of the interesting controversial theories and unexplained phenomena. Of course, some of them might be hoaxes, some of them might have a trivial explanation, but it is always a fun to stumble upon a puzzle or mystery that still needs to be solved.
True crime stories
D.B. Cooper
On November 24, 1971, a very unusual crime took place - on board of a passenger plane, an unknown man demanded ransom and two parachutes, and otherwise he will detonate the bomb in his briefcase...
Rita Gorgonova case
The most famous murder case in pre-World War 2 Poland - a young girl was brutally murdered in her sleep. In the secluded house where it happened, only few people were present and Rita Gorgonova...
Texarkana Moonlight Murders
The Texarkana Moonlight Murders were a series of killings in and around the city of Texarkana in 1946. An unknown masked killer called the Phantom Killer attacked 8 people, out of which 5 died.
Great mysteries
Voynich Manuscript
The mysterious book, named after Wilfrid Voynich, a book dealer who purchased it in 1912. The manuscript contains 240 pages filled with text that so far was not deciphered and the pictures...
UFO sightings
When we talk about UFO, we often forget that UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object, which not necessarily means that those objects have to be made by humans or aliens - they just...
Glenn Miller disappearance
Glenn Miller was one of the most recognizable band leaders in the swing era, his music is still admired today. At the peak of his career, he decided to join the World War 2 effort and...
Oak Island mystery
A small island on the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, became famous after the discovery of a strange well-like hole in the ground with a bottom made of wood. At least that what it looked...
Controversial theories
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
On September 1, 1983 Boeing 747 suddenly flew into Soviet Union airspace over Kamtchatka Peninsula. It was Korean Air Lines Flight 007 and soon Soviet fighters were sent to intercept the intruder...
Moon landing conspiracy
After Apollo 11 was shown landing on the Moon on July 20th 1969 as the first manned mission, instantly the conspiracy theories popped up that it was just a staged show for the public and Russians.
Smolensk air crash
During a trip to annual ceremonies marking the anniversary of the Katyn Massacre (when during the World War II over 20,000 Polish officers, previously kept captive, were killed by NKVD...
Pearl Harbor attack
The Attack on Pearl Harbor dragged the United States into the World War 2. It was the last straw that left Americans no choice but to join the Allies and declare war on Japan. At least...
Unexplained phenomena
Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is a region in the Northern Atlantic between the eastern coast of the United States and the Bermuda Islands, where some unexplained events took place since the 15th century...
Beast of Gevaudan
Wolf-like creature (or creatures) that terrorized the French province of Gevaudan in the 18th century. Over 100 people were killed by the Beast of Gevaudan, but still, we have no idea...
Ghost stories
Ghost stories are part of human culture - even in the Dark Ages, our predecessors believed that we’re not actually dying when our body dies. The spirit, the soul or some other form...
Amityville horror house
An average house at the end of the road in Amityville proved to be a crime scene, where the whole DeFeo family was killed. Years later, the new inhabitants of the house had to ask for...
Crime and mystery movies
Ocean’s Twelve 2004
Terry Benedict did not forgot what Ocean’s team has done - they robbed his casinos, so now he’s going to get them. He tracks down each member of the team and demands his money back with interest.
Mirage 1965
Man suffering from amnesia can’t make out what is going on around him. All he knows is that he can be in danger.
Unknown 2006
Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse, not knowing who they are and how they got here. Slowly they reveal the parts of the mystery.
Citizen X 1995
True story of of Soviet first and most terrifying serial killers - Andrei Chikatilo.